Roy Halladay To Retire

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Roy Halladay To Retire 

Post#1 » by Jordan45822 » Mon Dec 9, 2013 4:04 pm

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Roy Halladay is retiring

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Halladay and Blue Jays will announce a 1-day contract at press conference so he retires as a Jay


can't say I am surprised. with is shoulder and back injuries it was bound to happen
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Re: Roy Halladay To Retire 

Post#2 » by Quake Griffin » Mon Dec 9, 2013 5:19 pm

sucks he wont retire with a ring.
guy should be 1st ballot....but i feel he's going to get hated on by voters for the years he played in obscurity in Toronto.

on a short list of guys for best pitcher of the 2000s...very short list.
maybe 2 ppl on the list tbh.
sucks the shoulder got him too....but i understand....who wants to continue to suck with no guarantee you'll ever get ur stuff back.
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Post#3 » by sunshinekids99 » Mon Dec 9, 2013 5:56 pm

From about 05 to 11 Halladay was about as good as it gets and if he's not a HOF pitcher I surely don't know what qualifies someone to be one.
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Re: Roy Halladay To Retire 

Post#4 » by Da Schwab » Mon Dec 9, 2013 7:28 pm

I basically echo the same things Quake and SSK said.

Doc was one of my favorite non-Yankees, even though he torched them regularly. If he some how doesn't make it in the Hall first ballot, the people who didn't vote for him should have their privileges revoked.

I don't think I've ever seen a pitcher take more games 6+ innings perfect/no-hit. I swear he did it every week. The man was a machine when he was at his best, and he was the lone horse that the Jays could rely on for the better part of a decade until he got dealt to Philly where he somehow looked even better. It's a real damn shame the Phillies' deals didn't work out and get him a ring. Though, it was actually nice to see him retire as a Jay.
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Re: Roy Halladay To Retire 

Post#5 » by greenbeans » Mon Dec 9, 2013 8:10 pm

Quake Griffin wrote:guy should be 1st ballot....but i feel he's going to get hated on by voters for the years he played in obscurity in Toronto.

No way. He walks in no problem.
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Post#6 » by number15 » Mon Dec 9, 2013 9:27 pm

Bluuuuuuuuuuue Jaaaaaaays 8-)
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Post#7 » by craig01 » Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:58 am

What a great and consistent pitcher.
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Post#8 » by Quake Griffin » Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:51 am

greenbeans wrote:
Quake Griffin wrote:guy should be 1st ballot....but i feel he's going to get hated on by voters for the years he played in obscurity in Toronto.

No way. He walks in no problem.

what can i say? I don't trust the voters.
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Post#9 » by Lionlifer » Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:44 pm

Guy was so good, with so many plus pitches, first ballot no question in my mind.

Sad to see him go, in his prime he would put on a show like few ever could.
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Post#10 » by FantasySportNut » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:29 pm

greenbeans wrote:
Quake Griffin wrote:guy should be 1st ballot....but i feel he's going to get hated on by voters for the years he played in obscurity in Toronto.

No way. He walks in no problem.

Halladay gets in but not first ballot.
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Post#11 » by Higga » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:11 pm

Great SP, glad the Nats don't have to face him anymore.
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Post#12 » by HeartBreaking » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:00 pm

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